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Opportunity Summary:

ROSES 2011 Heliophysics Research, Geospace Science (Funding Opportunity Number NNH11ZDA001N) is part of NASA's larger Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences (ROSES) 2011 solicitation run by NASA Headquarters under the Science Mission Directorate. Released around February 18, 2011, it invites proposals that support NASA science priorities across Earth Science, Heliophysics, Planetary Science, and Astrophysics, with this particular listing pointing to the Heliophysics research area focused on geospace science. In practical terms, it is a broad research call meant to fund both basic and applied work that improves understanding of the space environment around Earth and related system science, and it sits within a much larger annual ROSES umbrella that is updated through amendments during the year.

The scope is intentionally wide. NASA is looking for work that can include theory, numerical modeling, and analysis of existing NASA science data, as well as new investigations using aircraft, high altitude balloons, suborbital rockets, and commercial reusable rocket platforms. The call also supports development of new experimental techniques and instrumentation approaches that could enable future NASA missions, early concept development for future missions, and advanced technologies relevant to space and Earth science missions. In addition, ROSES 2011 covers laboratory and analytical work tied to samples, including techniques for analyzing extraterrestrial samples returned by spacecraft as well as terrestrial samples used to validate or interpret Earth observing mission data. It also highlights the need for atomic and compositional parameters that make space data and sample measurements interpretable, plus Earth surface observations and field campaigns that complement NASA mission objectives. On the Earth system side, it includes integrated Earth system modeling and development of applied information systems that translate research data into societal or operational value, as long as the work aligns with SMD objectives and datasets. The specific scientific details, goals, and evaluation emphases for Geospace Science are provided in the relevant ROSES appendix for that program element, along with the responsible Program Officer contacts.

The submission schedule is structured around a rolling set of due dates across different ROSES program elements. Notices of Intent (NOIs) are requested for most elements, with NOIs due from March 18, 2011 through February 8, 2012. Full proposals are due from April 29, 2011 through April 30, 2012, depending on the specific program element. The public posting metadata for this listing shows dates such as an original and current closing date of June 17, 2011, reflecting one of the element-specific deadlines inside the broader ROSES window, while the overall ROSES solicitation continues to accept proposals for other elements through April 2012. NASA also notes that amendments, clarifications, and corrections may be issued through about February 2012, and proposers are encouraged to monitor NSPIRES or the ROSES web archive for updates.

Funding levels vary widely based on what is being proposed. NASA indicates awards can range from under $100,000 per year for tightly scoped efforts like focused data analysis to more than $1 million per year for large, resource-intensive activities such as developing science experiment hardware. The amount available in any given program element generally ranges from less than $1 million to several million dollars total, which means some elements may only fund a handful of projects while others could support dozens, depending on NASA objectives and proposal quality. Typical award periods are about four years, with some program elements allowing shorter or longer periods up to a maximum of five years.

Awards can be made using several mechanisms, including grants, cooperative agreements, contracts, and inter- or intra-agency transfers, depending on the proposing organization and the program needs. There is no cost sharing or matching requirement identified for this opportunity (CFDA 43.001, Science). Eligible applicants are broadly described as organizations of many types, including government and private, for-profit and nonprofit, domestic and foreign, and there is no stated restriction on the number of proposals or teaming arrangements. At the same time, NASA emphasizes an important policy constraint: in general, NASA provides funding only to US institutions, and participation by non-US organizations is typically on a no-exchange-of-funds basis. The solicitation points non-US proposers to Appendix B and specific sections of the NASA NRA Guidebook for Proposers for the detailed rules, especially for cases involving US personnel where NASA support is requested.

Submission is electronic and tied to NASA's NSPIRES system. Every organization planning to submit must be registered in NSPIRES, and if submitting via Grants.gov the organization must be registered there as well in addition to NSPIRES. Submissions must be made by an authorized organizational representative, and all investigators and participants (such as co-investigators) must be registered in NSPIRES regardless of which submission portal is used. NASA strongly encourages teams to complete registrations and familiarize themselves with NSPIRES well before deadlines to avoid last-minute issues. Program-by-program requirements, including exact due dates, are laid out in ROSES tables and in the appendices for each program element, and general questions about ROSES policies and procedures are directed to the ROSES point of contact, Dr. Max Bernstein, Lead for Research in NASA's Science Mission Directorate (sara@nasa.gov, 202-358-0879).

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